The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to expedite the rehabilitation of Ore and Ilorin depots to ease petroleum distribution within the axis, Tribune reports.

Alhaji Dedo Ahmed, the Chairman, Western Zone of IPMAN, made the appeal in an interview in Lagos on Wednesday. Ahmed said the restoration of operations at the depots became necessary to reduce the stress of marketers going to Lagos depots to load which, he said, posed serious risks and additional charges.

He said Ilorin and Ore depots that had about 20 million litres of storage capacity, had been moribund for over eight years. The IPMAN boss said the supply of products to these depots had been a serious challenge over the years, impacting negatively on the operations of marketers. Ahmed urged NNPC to intensify efforts on the rehabilitation to boost the distribution network in the region to address the shortage in the hinterlands.

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